Robert Ampeau & Fils Meursault 2000 NO20230719 The oldest vines in the

The oldest vines in the highest of places

It is the same wine that the domaine used to just call Blanc de Blancs Extra NV

just west of Boonville and sees large diurnal shifts throughout the summer as fog rolls in to cool down the hot valley

time pauses for the emergence of marzipan and lotus root

this is cider made like Champagne: precise

Robert Ampeau & Fils Meursault 2000 NO20230719 The oldest vines in theThere's no other domaine like Robert Ampeau in Burgundy. There are plenty of old school vignerons making pitch perfect wines from top sites, and plenty more who've followed Ampeau's innovations (like cover cropping for deep roots and water management). But no one no one! else makes wine at this level and thenwaits. And waits. And waits. And then finally sells it only when the wine is a point ready to drink. Michel Ampeau (Robert's son) now runs the